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Gift Yourself FREE VIEWING of NRK-TV’s 1814

Enjoy FREE edutainment at its best: The NRK-TV's high-end television series about the Riksforsamling/Constitutional Assembly of 1814.

1814 The Series is in Norwegian and you may not understand all of it, BUT you will certainly ‘get the gist of it all’! Season 1 (the only season) has four segments, with over four hours of viewing time total, and it’s still a highly recommended series for Eidsvollsmen descendants and completely worth a look-see on your computer, at your leisure, for a glorious gander into the life our Constitutional Assembly ancestors—Norway’s Founding Fathers—and their long-living historical work in the Miracle Year of 1814 athttps://tv.nrk.no/serie/1814.

It’s well cast and the imagination doesn’t have to wander too far to be able to pick out well-known and key political figures; the tone in voices is telling and the music is great, too! What better time of year than now to light a fire, pull up your computer and settle in for some ancestral-history edutainment? Gift yourself. Let us know your thoughts after you watch this historically accurate, four-part drama series “about a small people’s struggle for independence”.

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MEMBERSHIP DRIVE Giveaway!

CONGRATULATIONS TO DAVID SELJE—current ECONA Member and descendant of Eidsvollman Niels Johannesen Loftesnæs—lucky winner of these valuable Norwegian language tools from our generous friends at Berlitz Publishing! In April and May of 2019, be sure your 2019 Membership is renewed/paid or that you join by June 6th, 2019 to be included in the next drawing of another exciting Norway-related prize giveaway! Shipment expected to be mid-June 2019.

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Who We Are

WE ARE FAMILY From America and Canada to Norway and beyond, our members are direct descendants of Norway's Founding Fathers—the Eidsvollsmen. We are bound together by our special and unique Norwegian heritage.

Members of our cultural heritage organization—children, adults and families alike—are interested in learning more about their unique Norwegian heritage and culture, while contributing to the Council's database of knowledge. Membership grows annually; volunteer opportunities abound! Learn more about your possible ancestry connection to Norway's Founding Fathers in the article, Are You An Eidsvollman Descendant? (right >), ECONA membership and ECONA membership benefits today.

Our Purpose

Founded in 2008 by ECONA President Michael J. Bovre, an American descendant of Eidsvollman Niels Johannesen Loftesnæs (1789-1848). The purpose of the Eidsvollsmen Council of North America, a 501(c)(3) non-profit cultural/heritage organization, is to establish and maintain a collection of books, periodicals, documents, reproductions and other genealogical materials relating to Norwegian-American descendants of Norway's Founding Fathers at Eidsvoll, Norway on 17 Mai 1814; to collect, preserve, research and publish materials concerning Eidsvollsmen genealogy; conduct council meetings, conferences and seminars to educate members of Eidsvoll's history of 17 Mai 1814. The annual Council Membership Assembly is held annually on or near May 17th.